Sári Barabás

Sári Barabás (14 March 1914 – 16 April 2012) was a Hungarian operatic soprano, particularly associated with coloratura roles.

Biography Sári Barabás was born in Budapest. She planned to be a dancer, but after an injury she turned to singing. She studied in Budapest with Frau Speckler, and made her debut at the Budapest Opera in 1939, as Gilda in Rigoletto. Billy Mayerl had in 1958 requested to take Barabás with him to the desert island as his luxury item.

Having appeared in the title role of the 1951 German film Die Dubarry, for the 1955 Powell and Pressburger musical Oh... Rosalinda!!, she sang the title role for the actress Ludmilla Tchérina (Nixa NLP 18001). She made her final stage appearance at the Gärtnerplatz in 2007, in the speaking role of Princess Anhilte in Die Csárdásfürstin.

Discography Fall – Die Dollarprinzessin (EMI) Fall – (EMI) Kálmán – Die Csárdásfürstin (EMI) - Sylva Varescu Kálmán – Gräfin Mariza (EMI) - title role Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Walhall) - Konstanze Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia (Walhall) Rossini – Le Comte Ory (EMI) - Comtesse Adèle Schröder – Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (EMI) Strauss - Der Zigeunerbaron (Philips) - Saffi Strauss I & II (arr.) - The Great Waltz (EMI) Hungarian songs